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Bring Up The Bodies. February 2013.

Dear Rowley, At lunch in the chairman’s dining room at Berry Bros & Rudd yesterday I discovered a fellow former English Literature student at Newcastle University who shared an appreciation of the acid drops that emanated from the pens of … Continue reading →

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Chandeliers April 2011

Dear Rowley, Isn’t it marvellous that everyone looks more attractive in the sunshine? London has been glorious the past few days and even the feral cyclists don’t look as menacing. So what better conditions to spend the best part of … Continue reading →

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Vivat Savile Row 2011

Dear Rowley, If I had to pick a day to remember for the rest of my life, it would be yesterday. In the morning, the word came through from the Savoy that we have all agreed terms and I can … Continue reading →

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We’ve Never Had It So Bad 2011

Dear Rowley, Brass monkeys this morning, isn’t it? I stoated down to the kitchen at 5.30am wrapped in a duvet like Marlene Dietrich at the Queen’s Theatre: rigid in my swan’s down. Apparently, a rat has been seen at No … Continue reading →

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Oven Chips & Champagne January 2011

Dear Rowley, I was having a giggle with my publisher at Thames & Hudson the other day. Lucas and I were wondering if there was any mileage in a book about royal jewels in the Middle Eastern royal collections. We … Continue reading →

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Bring Up The Bodies. February 2013.

Chandeliers April 2011

Vivat Savile Row 2011

We’ve Never Had It So Bad 2011

Oven Chips & Champagne January 2011

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